Practice Exam Test Questions
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
1. Urgent data requires the urgent pointer field as well as the URG bit in the _______ field.
A) control
B) offset
C) sequence number
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
2. To accomplish flow control, TCP uses a ___________ window protocol.
A) limited-size
B) sliding
C) fixed-size
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
3. UDP and TCP are both _______ layer protocols.
A) data link
B) network
C) transport
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
4. In TCP, one end can stop sending data while still receiving data. This is called a ______.
A) half-close
B) half-open
C) one-way termination
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
5. In SCTP, the acknowledgment number and window size are part of each ________.
A) data chunk
B) control chunk
C) a or b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
6. A connection in SCTP is called an ____________.
A) negotiation
B) association
C) transmission
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
7. An ACK segment, if carrying no data, consumes ______ sequence number(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
8. The association identifier in SCTP is __________________.
A) a unique verification tag
B) a combination of logical and port addresses
C) either a or b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
9. In SCTP, a data chunk is numbered using ________.
A) a TSN
B) an SI
C) an SSN
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
10. The bytes of data being transferred in each connection are numbered by TCP. The numbering starts with a __________________.
A) 0
B) 1
C) randomly generated number
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
11. In the sending computer, UDP receives a data unit from the _______ layer.
A) application
B) transport
C) IP
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
12. SCTP allows __________ service in each association.
A) single stream
B) multistream
C) double stream
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
13. TCP is a ___________ protocol.
A) connection-oriented
B) connectionless
C) both a and b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
14. UDP uses ________ to handle outgoing user datagrams from multiple processes on one host.
A) flow control
B) multiplexing
C) demultiplexing
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
15. Because the sending and the receiving processes may not write or read data at the same speed, TCP ________.
A) speeds up the slower process
B) slows down the faster process
C) uses buffers
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
16. SCTP association allows _____________ for each end.
A) only one IP address
B) multiple IP addresses
C) only two IP address
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
17. UDP needs the _______ address to deliver the user datagram to the correct application process.
A) port
B) application
C) internet
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
18. In an SCTP packet, control chunks come ___________ data chunks.
A) after
B) before
C) a or b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
19. TCP is a(n) _______ transport protocol.
A) unreliable
B) best-effort delivery
C) reliable
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
20. TCP delivers _______ out-of-order segments to the process.
A) all
B) no
C) some
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
21. Multiply the header length field by _______ to find the total number of bytes in the TCP header.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
22. Which of the following does UDP guarantee?
A) flow control
B) connection-oriented delivery
C) either a or b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
23. TCP allows the sending process to deliver data as a _______of bytes and allows the receiving process to obtain data as a _________ of bytes.
A) message; message
B) stream; stream
C) block; block
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
24. To distinguish between different data chunks belonging to the same stream, SCTP uses ___________.
A) TSNs
B) SIs
C) SSNs
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
25. The ports ranging from 49,152 to 65,535 can be used as temporary or private port numbers. They are called the ________ ports.
A) well-known
B) registered
C) dynamic
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
26. UDP does not add anything to the services of IP except for providing _______ communication.
A) node-to-node
B) process-to-process
C) host-to-host
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
27. The combination of an IP address and a port number is called a ____________.
A) transport address
B) network address
C) socket address
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
28. The options field of the TCP header ranges from 0 to _______ bytes.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 40
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
29. A port address in UDP is _______bits long.
A) 8
B) 16
C) 32
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
30. The FIN segment consumes ____ sequence numbers if it does not carry data.
A) two
B) three
C) no
D) none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
31. The inclusion of the checksum in the TCP segment is ________.
A) optional
B) mandatory
C) at the discretion of the application program
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
32. The FIN + ACK segment consumes _____ sequence number(s) if it does not carry data.
A) two
B) three
C) one
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
33. TCP uses _________________ to check the safe and sound arrival of data.
A) an acknowledgment mechanism
B) out-of-band signaling
C) the services of another protocol
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
34. ACK segments consume _______ sequence number(s) and _______ acknowledged.
A) no; are not
B) one; are not
C) no; are
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
35. In SCTP, acknowledgment numbers are used to acknowledge _____________.
A) both data chunks and control chunks
B) only control chunks
C) only data chunks
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
36. The source port address on the UDP user datagram header defines _______.
A) the sending computer
B) the receiving computer
C) the process running on the sending computer
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
37. __________ control regulates the amount of data a source can send before receiving an acknowledgment from the destination.
A) Error
B) Flow
C) Congestion
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
38. To use the services of UDP, we need ________ socket addresses.
A) four
B) two
C) three
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
39. The value of the window size is determined by _________.
A) the sender
B) the receiver
C) both the sender and receiver
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
40. TCP assigns a sequence number to each segment that is being sent. The sequence number for each segment is the number of the _______ byte carried in that segment.
A) first
B) last
C) middle
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
41. An SCTP packet can carry __________.
A) only one data chunk
B) several data chunks
C) no data chunks
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
42. UDP is an acronym for _______.
A) User Delivery Protocol
B) User Datagram Procedure
C) User Datagram Protocol
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
43. A SYN + ACK segment cannot carry data; it consumes _____ sequence number(s).
A) no
B) three
C) two
D) none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
44. TCP groups a number of bytes together into a packet called a ___________.
A) user datagram
B) segment
C) datagram
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
45. There is no need for a header length field in SCTP because ________________.
A) there are no options in the general header
B) the size of the header is fixed
C) both a and b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
46. Connection establishment in TCP is called __________ handshaking.
A) two-way
B) four-way
C) one-way
D) none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
47. UDP packets are encapsulated in ___________.
A) an Ethernet frame
B) an TCP segment
C) an IP datagram
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
48. The checksum in SCTP is ________ bits.
A) 16
B) 32
C) 64
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
49. TCP sliding windows are __________ oriented.
A) packet
B) segment
C) byte
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
50. If a segment carries data along with an acknowledgment, this is called _______.
A) backpacking
B) piggybacking
C) piggypacking
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
51. If the ACK value is 200, then byte _______ has been received successfully.
A) 199
B) 200
C) 201
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
52. A TCP segment is encapsulated in __________.
A) an IP datagram
B) an Ethernet frame
C) a UDP user datagram
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
53. TCP is a __________protocol.
A) stream-oriented
B) message-oriented
C) block-oriented
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
54. UDP packets are called __________.
A) user datagrams
B) segments
C) frames
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
55. In the sending computer, UDP sends a data unit to the _______ layer.
A) application
B) transport
C) IP
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
56. In SCTP, control information and data information are carried in _______ chunks.
A) the same chunk
B) different chunks
C) either a or b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
57. TCP has ____________; SCTP has ____________.
A) packets; segments
B) segments; packets
C) segments; frames
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
58. One of the responsibilities of the transport layer protocol is to create a ______ communication.
A) host-to-host
B) process-to-process
C) node-to-node
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
59. The control information in SCTP is included in the ________.
A) header control field
B) control chunks
C) data chunks
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
60. Communication in TCP is ___________.
A) simplex
B) half-duplex
C) full-duplex
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
61. Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a new _____________protocol.
A) reliable, character-oriented
B) reliable, message-oriented
C) unreliable, message-oriented
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
62. To distinguish between different streams, SCTP uses ___________.
A) a TSN
B) an SI
C) an SSN
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
63. Which of the following functions does UDP perform?
A) process-to-process communication
B) host-to-host communication
C) end-to-end reliable data delivery
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
64. IP is responsible for _______ communication while TCP is responsible for _______ communication.
A) host-to-host; process-to-process
B) process-to-process; host-to-host
C) process-to-process; network-to-network
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
65. The connection establishment procedure in TCP is susceptible to a serious security problem called the _________ attack.
A) ACK flooding
B) FIN flooding
C) SYN flooding
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
66. UDP is called a _____________transport protocol.
A) connectionless, reliable
B) connection-oriented, unreliable
C) connectionless, unreliable
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
67. In SCTP, ___________ can be carried in a packet that carries an INIT chunk.
A) only data chunks
B) only control chunks
C) no other chunk
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
68. UDP packets have a fixed-size header of _______ bytes.
A) 16
B) 8
C) 40
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
69. The SYN flooding attack belongs to a group of security attacks known as a _____ attack.
A) denial of service
B) replay
C) man-in-the middle
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
70. When the IP layer of a receiving host receives a datagram, _______.
A) delivery is complete
B) a transport layer protocol takes over
C) a header is added
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
71. The value of the acknowledgment field in a segment defines the number of the ______byte a party expects to receive.
A) first
B) last
C) next
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
72. A SYN segment cannot carry data; it consumes _____ sequence number(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
73. The acknowledgment number is ________.
A) independent
B) randomly generated
C) cumulative
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
74. The local host and the remote host are defined using IP addresses. To define the processes, we need second identifiers called ____________.
A) UDP addresses
B) transport addresses
C) port addresses
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
75. Although there are several ways to achieve process-to-process communication, the most common is through the __________ paradigm.
A) client-server
B) client-client
C) server-server
D) none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
76. A(n) _________ machine is a machine that goes through a limited number of states.
A) infinite state
B) finite state
C) both a and b
D) none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
77. UDP uses _______ to handle incoming user datagrams that go to different processes on the same host.
A) flow control
B) multiplexing
C) demultiplexing
D) none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
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